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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Tannadice Park where Dundee United play host to Stenhousemuir. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Dundee United and Stenhousemuir are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Colin Ferguson.


0.00
Dundee United get the match underway!
3.47
Callum McCoist kicks a strong pass forward to Gary Campbell. Gary Campbell skips past Gregorio Arias! Gary Campbell shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it slams into the crowd!
6.25
Giacomo Espartero makes a probing pass to Callum Young. Callum Young kicks a strong pass forward to Rodrigo Pinto. Rodrigo Pinto runs straight at the defence! Rodrigo Pinto makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
16.20
David Sullivan flicks a high pass forward to Pier Giovanni Sarti who brings the ball under control. Pier Giovanni Sarti threads a neat ball through to Gary Campbell. Gary Campbell shoots from 25 yards. It's miles wide!
18.28
David Gemmell controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nigel Cope. Nigel Cope flicks a high pass forward. Jean-Philippe Jeunechamp collects the pass. Jean-Philippe Jeunechamp shoots from 25 yards but it misses the target by a large margin!
26.10
Daniele Moore flicks a high pass forward. Jean-Philippe Jeunechamp holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jean-Philippe Jeunechamp knocks in a cross ball towards Daniele Moore. Daniele Moore knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
33.11
Scott Fowler brings the ball forward. Scott Fowler shoots from 25 yards but it flies just wide!
34.39
Pier Giovanni Sarti threads a neat ball through to Scott Fowler. Scott Fowler controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is shockingly off target!
38.38
Daniele Moore darts forward. Daniele Moore finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball takes a deflection leaving Alec Elliott with no chance!! Goal for Dundee United!
42.13
Nigel Cope clumsily knocks into David Sullivan. Nigel Cope is shown the yellow card! David Sullivan runs off the knock.
44.23
David Sullivan surges forward with the ball. David Sullivan controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Garry Caldwell. Garry Caldwell plays a scrappy one-two with Pier Giovanni Sarti and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some silky footwork from Garry Caldwell provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Quality keeping!
45.00
Pier Giovanni Sarti deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Stan Fletcher. Stan Fletcher whips in a cross ball towards Scott Fowler. Scott Fowler directs the ball goalwards with his head. Solid save from Scott Strachan.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Dundee United appear unchanged since the first half. Stenhousemuir have changed their lineup with Gianluigi Negro replacing David Sullivan, Arnauld Valois replacing Stan Fletcher and Miguel Castro replacing Garry Caldwell.

45.00
The second half starts with Stenhousemuir kicking off!
49.32
Daniele Moore comes in with a late challenge on Andy Inglis. The referee brings Daniele Moore to one side and gives him a warning! Andy Inglis stretches but gets up unharmed.
53.41
Nigel Cope flicks a high pass forward. Rodrigo Pinto collects the pass. Rodrigo Pinto finds some space and shoots from distance but it's a woeful effort!
59.23
Nigel Cope flicks the ball to his team mate, Rodrigo Pinto. Rodrigo Pinto knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Alec Elliott who gathers it comfortably.
66.10
Dominic Souness kicks a strong pass forward to Scott Fowler. Scott Fowler hits a low pass to Miguel Castro. Miguel Castro passes the ball forward to Callum McCoist. Callum McCoist shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it flies just wide!
67.11
Dominic Souness clumsily knocks into Daniele Moore. Dominic Souness is warned by the referee! Daniele Moore hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
73.01
Nigel Cope passes the ball forward to Rodrigo Pinto. Rodrigo Pinto whips in a cross ball towards Jean-Philippe Jeunechamp. Andy Inglis barges into Jean-Philippe Jeunechamp. Jean-Philippe Jeunechamp appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
79.39
Gregorio Arias drives a long ball upfield. Callum Hendry shoots from outside the area. Alec Elliott gathers the ball up comfortably. Nice keeping!
85.33
Pascal Dudoit flicks a high pass forward. David Gemmell collects the pass. David Gemmell threads a neat ball through to Daniele Moore. Daniele Moore knocks the ball forward to Jean-Philippe Jeunechamp but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
4
2
Shots off Target
2
5
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
44.8%
55.2%
Play Area
22.4%
41.4%
36.2%


Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Daniele Moore of Dundee United

Match Ratings
1.Scott Strachan (GK)
6
2.Pascal Dudoit (DEF)
6
3.David Gemmell (DEF)
6
4.Gregorio Arias (DEF)
6
5.Giacomo Espartero (MID)
6
6.Daniele Moore (MID)goal scoredgoal scored
9
7.Nigel Cope (MID)yellow card
6
8.Callum Young (MID)
6
9.Callum Hendry (ATT)
6
10.Jean-Philippe Jeunechamp (ATT)
6
11.Rodrigo Pinto (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Damian Devineau (DEF)
0
13.Pierre Petit (ATT)
0
14.Louis Marche (DEF)
0

1.Alec Elliott (GK)
6
2.David Sullivan (DEF)
7
3.Dominic Souness (DEF)
6
4.Andy Inglis (DEF)
6
5.Stephen Dickov (MID)
6
6.Pier Giovanni Sarti (MID)
6
7.Scott Fowler (MID)
6
8.Stan Fletcher (MID)
6
9.Garry Caldwell (ATT)
6
10.Gary Campbell (ATT)
6
11.Callum McCoist (ATT)
6
 
12.Gianluigi Negro (GK)
6
13.Arnauld Valois (DEF)
6
14.Miguel Castro (DEF)
6